gotta admit she is pretty blessed genetically in being able to carry that much weight with so little going to her face. i think you see that a lot in "plus size" models, which is not remotely the norm. in that sense they're even more a set of outliers compared to average women than regular models.
I wonder if this 'healthy at any size' bullshit is responsible for drugs like tirzepatide not being adopted faster. We have a f***ing solution, yet - quoting from New Scientist article about it...
> In a late-stage clinical trial, more than 2500 people in nine countries, who weighed 105 kilograms on average at baseline, were asked to give themselves weekly injections of tirzepatide at low, medium or high doses or a placebo for 72 weeks, without knowing which one they were taking.
> The highest dose of tirzepatide was most effective, resulting in 24 kilograms of weight loss on average, equivalent to a 22.5 per cent reduction in body weight. In comparison, participants taking the placebo lost just 2 kilograms on average. The results were announced on 28 April by US pharmaceutical giant Lilly, which is developing the drug.
> Before applying for approval for the drug, Lilly says it will continue to monitor participants who began the clinical trial with pre-diabetes for another 104 weeks to see if tirzepatide is also useful for preventing type 2 diabetes.
That last paragraph. What the fuck. Why can't they approve for obesity and then additionally approve for diabetes? Fucking FDA.
And semaglutide, which is pretty effective too - of course, requires asking the doctor for permission. Why? Why stupid barriers to entry? Fucking medicine, patronizing bullshit.
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If anyone actually cared about public health, they would make these OTC and subsidized. And run lots of ads everywhere.
Once these catch on through, I expect plenty of moralizing bullshit about how obesity should be treated with strength of will alone, just eat less! That will be entertaining.
The reason nobody's doing tirzepatide is because they set the price at thirteen thousand dollars a year and they have a patent. The only way that price comes down is for an entirely different fat reduction medication to be approved, *and* for that fat prevention medication to be put onto the market cheaper than tirzepatide, *and* for that medication to be from a different company than Eli Lilly, *and* for that company to decide for some reason not to collude with Eli Lilly on price fixing. That's when it'll get cheaper.
While I find Yumi Nu very beautiful, I also appreciate the rigor with which you have evaluated a magazine cover.
The obesity epidemic (pandemic? is it an epidemic of epidemics yet?) may, unfortunately, solve itself as soil depletion marches on. Soon it won’t matter how much we eat, or how many fat stores our bodies retain, we will crumble from the inside due to lack of essential vitamins and minerals, because they no longer reside in the soil that grows our food, or nourishes the young animals that become our meat.
Declaring an opinion to be humble does not make it so, but IMHO, soil quality deserves some **Handwaving Freakoutery**™
> we will crumble from the inside due to lack of essential vitamins and minerals, because they no longer reside in the soil that grows our food, or nourishes the young animals that become our meat.
Yeah, no. Which ones, exactly? Where did they go? Can they be synthesized? Please don't tell me you believe molecules are different if they're synthesized vs "natural".
As am I. I first heard whisperings of the impending soil depletion crisis from Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions, and now a couple decades later it seems many more people are becoming aware of the deleterious effect of herbicides and pesticides on our (once-living) soil.
These days I might start at the Save Soil movement and branch out into more particular research from there. https://www.consciousplanet.org/
Folks at Stanford and Yale have noticed the accelerating global loss of topsoil, which is a bigger issue ecologically, affecting much more than human health: http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2015/ph240/verso2/
I'm sure there are rich veins of academic research on the topic, though I wouldn't guess that they are well-funded by the incumbent controlling interests in Big Agro, who continue to grossly profit from the methods and machinations that deplete the soil.
Thanks for the clear framing (and humor) in approaching this subject. I had a blowout with a friend last night as I bumbled through trying to explain my discomfort and suspicions around the Sports Illustrated cover imagery. When the complexities around health issues are shouted down by body positivity slogans, it does not seem like a good thing for women who are living close to the dotted red line.
gotta admit she is pretty blessed genetically in being able to carry that much weight with so little going to her face. i think you see that a lot in "plus size" models, which is not remotely the norm. in that sense they're even more a set of outliers compared to average women than regular models.
Her family history is full of depraved celebrity assholes.
That is the prefect model (no pun intended) of the cultural-marxists in the PMC.
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/11/the-characterless-opportunism-of-the-managerial-class/
Considering how many will pronounce her name, there’s a quality shitpost angle here too.
I wonder if this 'healthy at any size' bullshit is responsible for drugs like tirzepatide not being adopted faster. We have a f***ing solution, yet - quoting from New Scientist article about it...
> In a late-stage clinical trial, more than 2500 people in nine countries, who weighed 105 kilograms on average at baseline, were asked to give themselves weekly injections of tirzepatide at low, medium or high doses or a placebo for 72 weeks, without knowing which one they were taking.
> The highest dose of tirzepatide was most effective, resulting in 24 kilograms of weight loss on average, equivalent to a 22.5 per cent reduction in body weight. In comparison, participants taking the placebo lost just 2 kilograms on average. The results were announced on 28 April by US pharmaceutical giant Lilly, which is developing the drug.
> Before applying for approval for the drug, Lilly says it will continue to monitor participants who began the clinical trial with pre-diabetes for another 104 weeks to see if tirzepatide is also useful for preventing type 2 diabetes.
That last paragraph. What the fuck. Why can't they approve for obesity and then additionally approve for diabetes? Fucking FDA.
And semaglutide, which is pretty effective too - of course, requires asking the doctor for permission. Why? Why stupid barriers to entry? Fucking medicine, patronizing bullshit.
--------
If anyone actually cared about public health, they would make these OTC and subsidized. And run lots of ads everywhere.
Once these catch on through, I expect plenty of moralizing bullshit about how obesity should be treated with strength of will alone, just eat less! That will be entertaining.
The reason nobody's doing tirzepatide is because they set the price at thirteen thousand dollars a year and they have a patent. The only way that price comes down is for an entirely different fat reduction medication to be approved, *and* for that fat prevention medication to be put onto the market cheaper than tirzepatide, *and* for that medication to be from a different company than Eli Lilly, *and* for that company to decide for some reason not to collude with Eli Lilly on price fixing. That's when it'll get cheaper.
I've been thinking for awhile now that WALL-E was a prescient documentary.
The perfect experiment is to create an alternate cover with an anorexic cokehead + bolt-ons and see which sells better (A/B testing)
While I find Yumi Nu very beautiful, I also appreciate the rigor with which you have evaluated a magazine cover.
The obesity epidemic (pandemic? is it an epidemic of epidemics yet?) may, unfortunately, solve itself as soil depletion marches on. Soon it won’t matter how much we eat, or how many fat stores our bodies retain, we will crumble from the inside due to lack of essential vitamins and minerals, because they no longer reside in the soil that grows our food, or nourishes the young animals that become our meat.
Declaring an opinion to be humble does not make it so, but IMHO, soil quality deserves some **Handwaving Freakoutery**™
> we will crumble from the inside due to lack of essential vitamins and minerals, because they no longer reside in the soil that grows our food, or nourishes the young animals that become our meat.
Yeah, no. Which ones, exactly? Where did they go? Can they be synthesized? Please don't tell me you believe molecules are different if they're synthesized vs "natural".
Where are you getting your information about agricultural soil depletion?
Being a stormwater hydrologist who swims in SCS documents for a living, I am fascinated to learn more about this. Post some links.
As am I. I first heard whisperings of the impending soil depletion crisis from Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions, and now a couple decades later it seems many more people are becoming aware of the deleterious effect of herbicides and pesticides on our (once-living) soil.
These days I might start at the Save Soil movement and branch out into more particular research from there. https://www.consciousplanet.org/
Folks at Stanford and Yale have noticed the accelerating global loss of topsoil, which is a bigger issue ecologically, affecting much more than human health: http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2015/ph240/verso2/
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/one-third-of-farmland-in-the-u-s-corn-belt-has-lost-its-topsoil
Or if you're into that whole mass media thing, here's a BBC Future take on soil erosion: https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/why-soil-is-disappearing-from-farms/
I'm sure there are rich veins of academic research on the topic, though I wouldn't guess that they are well-funded by the incumbent controlling interests in Big Agro, who continue to grossly profit from the methods and machinations that deplete the soil.
lol:
She is the granddaughter of the Benihana founder? Yuuuuuum. Tempura!!! Seaweed soup!!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumi_Nu
more lols:
The Benihana guy had a porn magazine!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Aoki
Thanks for the clear framing (and humor) in approaching this subject. I had a blowout with a friend last night as I bumbled through trying to explain my discomfort and suspicions around the Sports Illustrated cover imagery. When the complexities around health issues are shouted down by body positivity slogans, it does not seem like a good thing for women who are living close to the dotted red line.